Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age

Published by De Gruyter 2015

Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age

Edited by: Michael Rectenwald , Rochelle Almeida and George Levine

Volume 2 in the series Religion and Its Others

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614516750

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Global Secularisms addresses the state of and prospects for secularism globally. Drawing from multiple fields, it brings together theoretical discussion and empirical case studies that illustrate "on-the-ground," extant secularisms as they interact with various religious, political, social, and economic contexts. Its point of departure is the fact that secularism is plural and that various secularisms have developed in various contexts and from various traditions around the world. Secularism takes on different social meanings and political valences wherever it is expressed. The essays collected here provide numerous points of contact between empirical case studies and theoretical reflection. This multiplicity informs and challenges the conceptual theorization of secularism as a universal doctrine. Analyses of different regions enrich our understanding of the meanings of secularism, providing comparative range to our notions of secularity. Theoretical treatments help to inform our understanding of secularism in context, enabling readers to discern what is at stake in the various regional expressions of secularity globally. While the bulk of the essays are case-based research, the current thinking of leading theorists and scholars is also included.

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Michael Rectenwald and Rochelle Almeida, New York University; George Levine, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface and Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age Michael Rectenwald and Rochelle Almeida Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Histories & Theories of the (Post)Secular
The Fall of the Sparrow: On Axial Religion and Secularization as the Goal of History Stijn Latré Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Mid-Nineteenth-Century British Secularism and its Contemporary Post-Secular Implications Michael Rectenwald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Secularism as a Positive Position Philip Kitcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Religion and Post-Secularity: New Perspectives on the Public Sphere Özlem Uluҫ Kucukcan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Religious Education in Habermasian Post-Secular Societies Patrick Loobuyck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
We (In India) Have Always Been Post-Secular Rajeev Bhargava Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
The Troubles of An Unrepentant Secularist George Levine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Atheists in Foxholes Bruce Robbins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Part II: Case Studies: Global Secularisms. A The Political Sphere
Secularism and ‘Gazetted’ Holidays in India Rochelle Almeida Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Muslim Secularisms in the European Context Arolda Elbasani and Murat Somer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Education and Religious Minorities in Turkey: the Story behind the Introduction of Compulsory Religion Courses Ayşe Seda Müftügil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
The Historical Relationship between Religion and Government in Rwanda Jonathan R. Beloff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Secularism from Below: On the Bolivarian Revolution Jonathan Scott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Post-secular Expertise and American Foreign Policy Gregorio Bettiza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Part II: Case Studies: Global Secularisms. B The Public Sphere
When the Secular is Sacred: The Memorial Hall to the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre and the Gettysburg National Military Park as Pilgrimage Sites Roberta J. Newman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Porous Persons: The Politics of a Nonreligious Japanese NGO Chika Watanabe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Circulations of the Sacred: Contemporary Art as “Cultural” Catholicism in 21st Century Paris Elayne Oliphant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
“A Deeply Held Religious Faith, and I Don’t Care What It Is:” American Anti-Atheism as Nativism Charles Louis Richter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
The Myth of Secularism in America James McBride Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Religious studies, sociology, area studies
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 344
Keywords: Secularism; post-secularism; religion; global

eBook

Published: October 16, 2015
ISBN: 9781614516750

Hardcover

Published: September 25, 2015
ISBN: 9781614517665

Paperback

Published: April 24, 2017
ISBN: 9781501515644